Egyptian medical and security teams have been sent to the Rafah border crossing after some 2,000 Palestinians forced their way back into the Gaza Strip. "North Sinai governor Ahmed Abdel Hamid gave …
Sri Lanka appoints temporary army chief
Sri Lanka has appointed a temporary army chief to fill in for Sarath Fonseka who is in Singapore for medical treatment after surviving a suicide bomb attack in April, the army said. Fonseka's deputy, …
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Hundreds of Israeli web pages hacked
In light of Israel's recent incursion into the Gaza strip a group of hackers have attacked hundreds of Israeli web domains, rendering them out of use. When clicking on one of the pages a message …
Homeland Security: U.S. not ready for disasters
: Prompted by 2005's devastating hurricane season and the subsequent lackluster national, state and local emergency responses President Bush instructed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to …
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Study: Emergency Rooms at ‘Breaking Point’
The Institute of Medicine released three reports Wednesday on emergency medical care in the United States. The reports describe a system working far past capacity and plagued by long waits and serious …
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Nearly 500 died during Sao Paulo violence streak
Nearly 500 people were killed by firearms during one week in Sao Paulo state last month, more than double the normal rate, medical examiners said on Monday as part of an inquiry into allegations that …
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Iraqi Ties to Iran Create New Risks for Washington
The single most influential man in Iraq today, the Shiite religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, provides cash, free housing and medical care to tens of thousands of religious students and …
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U.S. forces find model for beating terror
The title of the article is a bit misleading. Since US forces are prohibited by the Philippines Constitution from engaging in combat missions against domestic forces, the counterinsurgency silver …
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7/7 rescuers relied too much on lessons of 9/11, report says
The emergency planners charged with protecting London from a terrorist attack may have drawn the wrong lessons from 9/11 and failed, as a result, to pay enough attention to the likely needs of …
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Civilians flee Somalia battles
Islamic militiamen clashed with their secular rivals Thursday, and civilians fled the battleground near Mogadishu's livestock market. At least three combatants were killed and seven others wounded in …